HONEY BEE HEALTH IN MARYLAND

Honey bees are thriving in Maryland.  Based on information compiled by Stacker, using data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the state has eight-point-five-thousand colonies.  That’s up 13 percent from 2021.  Nationwide, colonies are down 22 percent year-over-year.  It’s estimated honey bees contribute 15-billion dollars to the U.S. economy annually.  More than a third of all crop species depend on honeybees for pollination.